Mexico is growing more dangerous daily, with escalating kidnappings, murders and other drug-related violence. The situation has intensified since Mexican President Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in 2007, deploying 45,000 troops to 18 states where trafficking groups are battling for access to the U.S. market.

Eric L. Olson, Senior Advisor at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., will address these headline issues and more

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GLOBAL CRIME

The drug cartels of Central America and Asia illustrate that crime is becoming increasingly organized and globalized. How can countries better protect citizens seeking the benefits of a globalized world from being exploited? What international actors can effectively fight global organized crime?

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